Weather Records on 7 May 1980

593 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1980. Highest significance: Goodna Ampol, AU.

Key Facts for 7 May 1980

On 7 May 1980, 593 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
148 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 568 daily.
Goodna Ampol set a daily record precipitation of 78.2 mm (3.1 in) on 7 May 1980.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

593 stations

593 station records on 7 May 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.2 mm (5.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.4 mm (5.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Brisbane Show Grounds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Freewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.4 mm (5.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coolangatta Bowls Comp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tiraspol	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.5 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beerburrum Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.4 mm (6.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Point Lookout Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	248.6 mm (9.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	216.0 mm (8.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Toogoolawah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Samford Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dayboro Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caloundra Signal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.3 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Glorious Fahey Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.4 mm (6.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burpengary Ulmann Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Samsonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beerwah Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.8 mm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

593 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 318, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 7 May 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	318
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 7 May 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 568.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

483 broken records

Margins by which the 483 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1980

Top 20 records on 7 May 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 1980	Goodna Ampol, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1980	Woodford Post Office, AU	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1980	Margate Collins St, AU	daily rain	146.2 mm (5.8 in)	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	77 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1980	Amcor - Petrie Mill, AU	daily rain	147.4 mm (5.8 in)	108.3 mm (4.3 in)	55 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1980	Saint Ignatius, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1980	Cleveland Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1980	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1980	Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	65 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1980	Hamilton, US	monthly rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1980	Brisbane Show Grounds, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 May 1980	Maleny Tamarind St, AU	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1980	Freewood, AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1980	Bajramaly, TM	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1980	Zillmere Post Office, AU	daily rain	142.4 mm (5.6 in)	109.9 mm (4.3 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1980	Coolangatta Bowls Comp, AU	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1980	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	17 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1980	Mt Brisbane, AU	monthly rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1980	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	daily rain	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	17 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1980	Indooroopilly Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	17 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1980	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1795 to 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1980. 1980 had 593 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	484
2022	784
2023	667
2024	858
2025	635
2026	715

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	407
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	22
60 to 80	13
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1